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Sociology (SS)
Sociology 0010A/B - Understanding Society: Social Life and Social Inequality
This course considers how social forces impact people’s everyday lives.  Topics include sociological theory, research methods, culture, socialization, crime and deviance, social interaction, social structure, groups, social class, race, gender, and sexual orientation.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 0012
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Extra Information: 3.0 hours, 0.5 course. For students registered in the Preliminary Year program only. (Brescia)
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Sociology 0011A/B - Understanding Society: Social Institutions and Social Change
This course explores different social institutions and the dynamics of social change. Topics include the sociological perspective and research techniques, families, education, religion, health, mass media, aging, the economy and work, population, collective behaviour, and urbanization.

Antirequisite(s): Sociology 0012
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Extra Information: 3.0 hours, 0.5 course. For students registered in the Preliminary Year program only. (Brescia)
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Sociology 1020 - Introduction to Sociology
An examination of the major theoretical perspectives in the field of Sociology, methods of empirical investigation of social phenomena, socialization, group structure, principles of social organization, community structure, population and social change.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G or 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 1021E - Introduction to Sociology
This course will cover the same material as Sociology 1020, but will also provide students with the opportunity to enhance their essay-writing skills while pursuing a project or projects involving sociological analysis.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1020, 1025A/B, 1026F/G or 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 1025A/B - Society and You
The sociological imagination helps us see how society shapes our lives and how we, as individuals, can change society. It also helps us understand the relationship between problems we face as individuals and issues in society as a whole. We focus on three core issues: inequality, institutions, and social change. 
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 1026F/G - Controversies in Sociology
Conceptions of ourselves and society are often based on taken-for-granted meanings. This course critically analyzes these meanings in order to disclose what likely are their underlying economic, political, religious, educational and gender/sexual themes.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 1027A/B - Life is not Always Fair
In this introductory sociology course, we will challenge commonly held assumptions about individual success, talent and merit. Students will be introduced to important sociological debates about the nature of inequality, and how different social institutions and processes are implicated in the creation and maintenance of this inequality.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 0.5 course
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Sociology 2105A/B - The Sociology of Youth
A general coverage of the literature and issues related to the sociological study of adolescence and youth. Major theories are related to the settings in which young people currently spend their time. The focus is on the practical problems of day-to-day life and the transition to adulthood.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2106A/B - Technology and Society
Students will learn about how digital tools have led to the development of a high-tech society characterized by customization, individualism and privatization. The course covers topics such as innovation in the technology sector, Facebook, online surveillance, digital inequality, and immaterial labour.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2133A/B - Public Opinion
The formation of public opinion by governments, corporations, third sector organizations, and special interest groups. Particular attention will be paid to the role of the mass media. Other topics include: socialization, polling, public relations, propaganda, advocacy, and electioneering.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2134A/B - Civil Society and Social Movements
This course examines civil society, participation, and activism in modern democracies. We focus on the importance of social movements seeking to initiate changes in civil society. Movements to promote women’s rights, gay and lesbian rights, and the environment are studied along with the counter-movements that work to resist them.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 2140 - Social Problems
Survey of issues and theories in the study of social problems with particular attention to contemporary Canadian society.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2143E - Minority Groups
The analysis of racial, ethnic, political and religious minority groups in terms of their relationship to each other and to society at large. Pluralism, assimilation, competition, conflict, prejudice and discrimination are among the concepts to be studied.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 143.
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Sociology 2144A/B - Sociology of Education
A comprehensive study of educational institutions in modern society.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2151A/B - The Evolution of Cities
Along with the "Agricultural Revolution" and the "Industrial Revolution" we have experienced an "Urban Revolution". This course examines the shift from rural life to "Urbanism" as our predominant way of life. Cities are analysed from cross-cultural, theoretical and evolutionary perspectives.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2152A/B - Life in the Contemporary City
Modern cities offer a multitude of opportunities (jobs, housing, education, goods and services), but with these can come problems (like pollution, crime, and class conflict). This course examines the problems of contemporary city life, as well as the policy initiatives aimed at addressing these problems.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2167A/B - Class Politics and the State
An evaluation of the causes and consequences of the modern state, with special attention given to Canada. Examines the sources of the growth of the state and the increasing impact of the state on the economy and class structure of Canada.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2169 - Work and Industry
The organization of production in pre- industrial, industrial, and post-industrial societies and their impact on work meanings and styles. The development of industrial capitalism and its effects on labor receive special emphasis. Various proposals to alleviate discontents with work in today's society are critically examined.
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Sociology 2172A/B - Advertising and Society
The social role of advertising and public relations in society. Special emphasis is given to advertising content, the mechanisms of persuasion, and controversies over advertising effects on human behavior and socialization.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2173A/B - Problems in Mass Society
This course provides general coverage of the literature related to the notion of late-modern mass society. It focuses on an analysis of popular culture, education, and the media, with an emphasis on how mass production, mass marketing, and mass consumption have penetrated these institutions.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2179A/B - Promotion of Community Health
The course examines health from a community perspective. The main focus will be on understanding the influence of the community on health, with particular attention to the relationship between social inequality and health. The course will also consider the implications of a sociological perspective for health promotion policies.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2180A/B - Development and Health Inequalities
This course covers the health of populations in comparative and historical context. It focuses on the factors behind the recent improvements in health and the causes of large health inequalities. Major health policy issues in both developing and developed countries are investigated, such as reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, smoking, and violence.
Antirequisite(s): The former SOC 2279A/B
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Extra Information: 2 hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 2191A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2192A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2202 - Sociology of Aging
A sociological approach to the study of population and individual aging. Various theoretical approaches are studied, followed by an examination of different research strategies. This serves as foundation for examining selected topics such as gender differences, family ties, retirement, health, and living arrangements.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2205A/B - Statistics for Sociology
An introduction to the techniques of statistical analysis used by sociologists, including descriptive statistics, the normal curve, hypothesis testing and various measures of association.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% average in 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2206A/B - Research Methods in Sociology
An introduction to the research process and ethical dilemmas faced by sociologists, as well as a survey of the essential procedures used to collect sociological data, e.g. sampling, questionnaire design, and observational field research techniques.
Antirequisite(s): Social Work 2206A/B or the former 2205, Health Sciences 2801A/B or the former Health Sciences 2800.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% average in 1.0 Sociology course at the 1000 level or First Nations Studies 1020E or Women's Studies 1020E, or enrolment in Honors Specialization in Human Resource Management, or Honors Specialization in Public Administration, or Specialization in Public Administration.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2212A/B - Women and Third World Development
This course is an introduction to theories and debates that merge feminist theory with the study of global economic development. In particular, the course will examine changes in the lives of Third World women wrought by development and by their incorporation into global economic and political systems.
Antirequisite(s): The former Women’s Studies 261F/G if taken between 1998-2004.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2233 - Social Psychology
An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2234E
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2234E - Social Psychology
An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2233
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2235 - The Family
Sociological, psychological, and other research perspectives on family structure and functioning.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2236A/B - Population Studies
Students in this course will learn the basic concepts, methods and theories of the study of population. Some topics include: Population History, Population Age-Sex Structure, Fertility, Mortality and Population Health, Migration, Explanations of Nuptiality Change and Canadian Nuptiality Trends, Urbanization, Population and Resources, and Population Change and Policy Concerns.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2232.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2237 - Social Change
The study of the sources, patterns, and consequences of change in various social structures within the historical and contemporary contexts. Classic and modern theories will be evaluated, and problems encountered in producing and guiding change will be analyzed.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2239 - Social Inequality
A study of the causes and consequences of the unequal distribution of prestige, power and wealth and of the ideologies used to defend and criticize inequality. Different societies are examined but emphasis is on the development and contemporary structure of the Canadian class system.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2240E - Survey of Sociological Theory
A survey of sociological theory from the historical roots of social science to the present.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B and Sociology 2271A/B or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 1.0 course.
Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2241E - Men and Women in Society: Gender Issues in Sociology
This course considers gender issues including the conceptualization of gender and how gender structures theory and research in Sociology as well as areas of social life such as class and change, demography, race and ethnicity, and health and aging.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2246A/B - Sociology of Health and Illness
This course examines how health and illness are related to social processes and social structure. We will investigate how the social organization of Canadian society influences and is influenced by the types and distribution of disease and illness. Patterns of health and illness in Canada will be studied in relation to the variables of age, gender, class and race. In addition the impact of stress, work and the environment on the health of Canadians will be addressed. This will be followed by an examination of the social experience of illness.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2245 or former Health Sciences 245.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2247A/B - Sociology of Health Care
This course examines how health care in Canada is related to social processes and social structure. We will investigate how the health care system in Canada is organized to respond to health and illness. Various occupations within the health care division of labour will be studied. This will be followed by an examination of key institutions involved in the provision of health care, both public and private. Finally, the role of the state in the health care system and various strategies of health reform will be examined.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2245 or former Health Sciences 245.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2253A/B - Administration of Criminal Justice
A sociological analysis of the criminal justice system in Canada (public involvement, police, courts, and correctional programs). The organization, structure and functioning of the criminal justice system are examined.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 253F/G.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2256A/B - Sociology of Corrections
This course is an examination of the evolution of corrections and punishment (penology). It will include the historical development, organization and administration of correctional institutions, as well as the development of various models of punishment (deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution, incapacitation).
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2259 - Sociology of Deviance
Basic approaches to the study of deviant behavior with special emphasis on problems in concept formation, measurement and theory construction.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2260A/B - Sociology of Law
An analysis of the legal institutions and processes in contemporary society.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 260F/G.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2266A/B - An Introduction to Criminology
The sociological aspects of crime in Canada. The measurement patterns, causes and social explanations of criminal behavior will be examined.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2267A/B - Youth in Conflict with the Law
This course will review sociological perspectives on youth criminal offending and on the legal and moral regulation of youth. Canadian social policies with respect to the criminal behaviour of young persons will also be examined.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2266A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2270A/B - Foundations of Social Theory
A comprehensive survey of the founding theories and theorists (among others, Marx, Weber and Durkheim) of sociology, and of the social and historical contexts out of which their theories grew. Students will be introduced to the principal philosophical and epistemological questions concerning the nature of sociological knowledge.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2271A/B - Survey of Contemporary Theory
Continuities in Sociological thinking will be stressed by building upon the insights of the discipline's founding thinkers, while simultaneously exposing students to the rich variety that characterizes contemporary theorizing. Among other approaches, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, Marxism, critical theory, feminist theory, and post-modernism will be discussed.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2275A/B - Advertising, Media and Society
This course critically examines advertising as a social institution. Advertising is approached as a powerful industry that shapes our media and cultural landscape, and also as a dominant (but skewed) socio-cultural storyteller.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3372F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2172A/B and one of: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2281A/B - International Migration in a Globalized World
This course examines contemporary international migration from a sociological and demographic perspective. Topics covered may include: migration theories; immigration trends and policies of developed nations; causes and consequences of migration; integration and citizenship; gender and migration; forced migration and trafficking; undocumented migration; refugees; transnationalism and networks; ethnic communities and multiculturalism.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former 232E
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2285A/B - Social Inequality over the Life Course
This course examines social factors that affect social inequality in later life from a life course perspective. It introduces key concepts and examples from life course analysis concerning the interdependence of age, gender, class, and racial/ethnic relations as they relate to inequality in health, wealth, and income over the life span.
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Prerequisite(s): 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2298A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2299A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3301F/G - The Internet and Society
This course will investigate various internet platforms and the social implications these have for our understanding of social phenomena, such as friendship, work, and privacy. The aim is to not only have a good understanding of Internet theories, but also of the methodological challenges inherent in studies of the sociodigital.
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Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in third or fourth year of Sociology or Criminology Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major.
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Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3306A/B - Investigating the Social World: Quantitative Research
Mandatory for third-year Sociology students in an Honors Specialization. In this course students will learn to evaluate quantitative sociological  research and gain hands-on experience carrying out and writing up a research project that investigates current social issues. Topics include: posing a research question, developing concepts and measures, and analyzing quantitative survey data.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 3302A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology with a minimum grade of 60% in both Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B. Non honors students require a minimum grade of 70% in both Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3307F/G - Investigating the Social World: Qualitative Research
Mandatory for third-year Sociology students in an Honors Specialization. Students will learn to investigate the social world using content analysis, various methods of observation, and different types of interviewing. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between epistemology and qualitative research approaches. Students will  participate in research practice exercises. Ultimately, students will learn to think critically about sociological research.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3310F/G, 3311F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology with a minimum grade of 60% in both Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B. Non honors students require a minimum grade of 70% in both Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3308F/G - Work and Health Across the Life Course
A sociological approach to the study of work and health across the life course. Issues related to work and health will be considered with special attention to socioeconomic status, gender and age.
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Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, Criminology, BMOS. BMOS students must have completed 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3312A/B - Wrongfully Convicted
The course critically explores the phenomenon of wrongful convictions with an emphasis on systemic bias and the intersection of race, gender, class, age, and mental disability; causes of wrongful convictions – eyewitness testimony, informants, expert testimony; forensic evidence; tunnel vision, interrogation techniques; and biases of police, prosecution, and the judiciary.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B, and enrolment in third or fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Majors in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 3315F/G - Work and Policy in an Aging Society
The course will examine the interface between work and policy in Canada's aging society. Reciprocal influences of shifts in the nature of work and the aging of the workforce will be studied. Key topics include organization of work, balancing work and eldercare, retirement, pensions, and generational equity.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, Criminology, BMOS. BMOS students must have completed 1.0 from: Sociology 1020, 1021E, 1025A/B, 1026F/G, 1027A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3317A/B - Problems of Mass Higher Education
This course examines the problems that emerge when post-secondary education is provided on a mass scale. These problems include student disengagement and grade inflation, corporatization and the consumer model, and stress experienced by students and professors.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 3320F/G - Youth and Society
This course surveys issues related to the study of the transition to adulthood. Sociological perspectives on the nature and relevance of youth are reviewed, along with historical and cultural variations in coming-of-age socialization contexts, and current institutional influences on the timing and prospects of youth-adult transitions.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3321F/G - Identity and Society
An in-depth analysis of social psychological theories of identity, with an emphasis on the social factors influencing the formation and maintenance of various forms of identity.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 2222A/B.   
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 Sociology course at the 1000 level.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.   
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Sociology 3323F/G - Sociology of Genocide
Using the Holocaust, the Armenian genocide, Rwanda and/or Bosnia as templates we employ a multidisciplinary approach –drawing from criminological, cultural, social-psychological and other approaches – to explore the crime of genocide. Our goal is to understand the factors that lead individuals and groups to participate in mass killings.
Antirequisite(s): History 3427E.
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to Year 3 and Year 4 Honors Specialization in Sociology or Criminology on main Campus.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3341F/G - The Social Construction of Gender
The course will consider the ways in which our view of gender has changed from one that saw gender as an attribute of individuals to one that sees gender as a social construction that shapes social life. Implications of this change for gender inequality will also be explored.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3347F/G - Current Issues in Stratification
The course will examine current theories and research methods in stratification. Consideration will be given to both industrialized and developing societies.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3357F/G - Crime and Deviance in the Workplace
This course will survey the empirical research and theoretical issues surrounding occupational and organizational crime and deviance in private and public organizations. What constitutes crime at work is a contested category and attention will be focused on the role power plays in the definition and prosecution of crime.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3358F/G - Women and Crime
The objective of this course is to provide an overview of women’s criminality. Throughout this course we will examine how the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and class inequality create and perpetuate crime. Specific emphasis will be given to feminist criminological theories.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 2257A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2266A/B, and enrolment in third or fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Majors in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3362F/G - Sociology of Utopia
This course will concentrate on the formation of the Western utopian tradition in sociology, including the ideas of the main theorists of utopia, the history of modern “intentional communities”, and current debates within utopian social thought.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3363F/G - Sociology of Terrorism
A sociological examination of the construction, causes, manifestations, and consequences of terrorism. This course explores the discursive construction of “terrorism” from dominant and subaltern perspectives; analyzes the causes and manifestations of terrorist actions; and engages in a comparison of the impact of responses to terrorism by the US and Canada.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3364F/G - Selected Topics
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3365F/G - Selected Topics
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3381F/G - Migration and Family
This course examines how family needs and within-family dynamics inform decisions to migrate and investigates how migration alters family organization in sending and receiving communities. The course will consider concepts, theories, and data which lend themselves to the study of the interdependencies between migration and family life.
Antirequisite(s): Family Studies 2225
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in third or fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology and Sociology 2205A/B.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 3398F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Open only to third year Honors Specialization Sociology students. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3399F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Open only to third year Honors Specialization Sociology students. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3404F/G - Modern Sociological Theory
This course will survey major trends in modern sociological theory.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4404F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or both Sociology 2270A/B and 2271A/B and enrolment in third year of Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology. Mandatory for students in year 3 of an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major offered through the Department of Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4400A/B - Introduction to Multivariate Analysis for Social Science
After a review of basic statistics, the course introduces students to popular multivariate techniques such as multiple regression, analysis of variance, path analysis, and logistic regression. The emphasis will be on using these techniques in social science research and on practical applications with the software SPSS.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 3300A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231 (or equivalent) and enrolment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Social Science.60% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231. If not in an Honors Specialization, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231 or written permission from Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4401F/G - Everyday Life
This course will survey thinkers who sought to understand critically everyday life, such as Marx, Freud, and Benjamin, as well as study the everyday substantively, including such topics as the body and affect, globalization and nationalism, material culture, and consumerism.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Majors in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4402F/G - Sociology of Spaces
A theoretical examination of the sociological concept of space as referring to both “physical place” and “social realm” or space for social relations and interactions. Examines theories of architecture, urban spaces, spaces of production, consumption, leisure, social networks and the “network society,” and the “space of doing sociology”.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 3404F/G. Restricted to Year 4 Honors Specialization in Sociology.  
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4405F/G - Seminar in Sociological Theory
This course will consist of an in-depth analysis of selected schools of thought in modern sociological theory.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 3404F/G and enrolment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4406F/G - Social Demography
The relevance of demographic processes to social organization and the interrelation of fertility, mortality and migration with social psychological and structural variables.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2236A/B or Sociology 2232 and enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4407F/G - Criminological Theory and Research
This seminar will review and discuss major criminological theories and related empirical research. The course will examine empirical patterns associated with crime, violence and deviance; as well as the sociology of the criminal justice system.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4486G taught in 2010, Sociology 4409F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B, Sociology 2266A/B, and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Majors in Sociology and Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4408F/G - Advanced Sociology of Health
Advanced sociological concepts, principles, and methods are used in the study of selected topics pertaining to the medical care system. The selected topics may include health and illness behavior, epidemiology, the health professionals, psychiatric sociology, health care organization, and patterns of utilization.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4410F/G - Globalization, Democracy and Change
This seminar examines the phenomenon of globalization, democracy, and change. The theoretical assumptions and ideological implications of these phenomena will be discussed in relation to developed and developing countries. Discussions will be informed by the literature on democratic theory and development theory.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4415F/G - Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Gender Inequality
This course will introduce students to a range of recent theoretical formulations, mainly from feminist authors, relating to the conceptualization and investigation of gender and gender inequality.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4416F/G - Migration
This course will examine issues regarding Migration in both less developed and more developed countries. Topics will include economic integration of immigrants; ethnic communities and settlement patterns; language, diversity and identity issues; gender and migration; economic development; family; models of vulnerabilities and refugees; immigration policies.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4488F taught in 2009.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4420F/G - Race, Class and Colonialism
In analyses of social inequality the concept of class has been assigned a pivotal role, recently it has been overshadowed by the term race. Focusing on colonial expansion, slavery and indentureship, this course will explore the multi-dimensional features of power struggles along lines of class, "race," ethnicity, culture, and nation.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4485F/G or the former Sociology 485F/G if taken in 2008-09, 2006-07, 2004-05, 2001-02, 1999-00, 1997-98.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4421F/G - Race and Minority Relations
This course invokes the political economy and political sociology of identity and will use the concepts of primordialism, globalization and ethnic entrepreneurship as its points of departure to assess how such claims to belonging as race, minority status, culture, and nationalism inform politically correct behaviour in contemporary society.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 485F/G if taken in 2005-06, 2002-03, 2000-01, 1998-99.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4425F/G - Advanced Sociology of Youth
This course focuses on the debates in this new field, including disputes among theoretical and methodological approaches, and disagreements about how to conceptualize "youth," youth culture, and the lack of youth involvement in adult institutions. The role of public policy is examined in addressing the political economy of youth.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Majors in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4432F/G - Forensics and Criminal Investigation
This course is intended to offer students an overview of various elements of the criminal investigation process, from police detective work to forensic science processes. We will use a sociological perspective to examine such topics as: homicide investigation, cold case files, police investigative techniques, and fingerprinting and DNA processes.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B and enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Majors in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 4434F/G - Social Movements and Protest
This course examines topics such as the development and decline of social movements, why some people become activists, protest tactics, and state repression of activism. As part of this course, students will research and collect original data on a social movement in the community.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 4437F/G - Advanced Sociology of Deviance
Current theory and research in the Sociology of Deviance.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4441A/B - Death, Fertility and Migration: Demographic Analysis of Social Change
This course introduces students to demographic analysis of social change. Topics covered are fertility, mortality, international migration, aging, and marriage and how demographic methods can be used to study other topics such as education, health inequalities, disability and prison populations.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4442F/G - Serial Killers
This course will critically examine the social construction of serial murder. Its goal is to synthesize historical and contemporary analyses of serial murder, assess the impact of the media on public perceptions of serial killing, and extend our understanding of the etiology of serial murder in contemporary society.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B, 2266A/B, and enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Majors in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course
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Sociology 4450F/G - Education and Society
This seminar will look at classical and contemporary theories as well as recent empirical research in the sociology of education. Emphasis will be placed on examining: the relationship between educational institutions and processes and the reproduction of social inequality; and the competing visions of educational reform offered in recent years.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4451F/G - Policing and Society
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of policing through descriptive, empirical, and theoretical research. It offers a balanced overview of who the police are, what they do, and their interactions with different social institutions and groups. Special attention is given to problems and controversies related to policing.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2253A/B and enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4452F/G - The Social Construction of Sexual Deviance
This course will explore the social construction of various forms of sexual deviance from sociological, criminological, historical,cultural, raced, classed, gendered and queer frameworks. The course will examine theoretical conceptions of normalcy versus deviance and move into discussions about both legal and illegal forms of sexual deviance.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4485F taught in 2011.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of the Honors Specialization in Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4455F/G - Advanced Sociology of Law
This course examines law as a social institution; as a product of social organizations and processes. Various theoretical frameworks with different explanations of how the law operates will be examined. Topics to be analyzed include law and social control, violence against women, and factors influencing the outcome of legal decisions.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of Honors Specialization in Sociology or Criminology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4469F/G - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Work
A seminar course that explores key issues and trends in the sociology of work. Particular focus will be on the relevance of work to social inequality and social relations in a variety of social and historical contexts.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations, or in third or fourth year of the Media, Information and Technoculture Program/Module or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4476F/G - Sociology of Aging: Selected Topics
An in-depth analysis of a selected topic central to the Sociology of aging (available at time of registration). Related theory, research methods, and policy are critically examined in a comprehensive study of current research and trends, social change, and forecasts for the future.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4478F/G - Advanced Program and Policy Evaluation
An advanced examination of major issues in the fields of program and policy evaluation including the relative value of different designs that can be used in the conduct of this type of applied social research.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 486F/G if taken before September 1997.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 3306A/B or the former Sociology 3302A/B and enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology or BHSc Aging.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4485F/G - Selected topics in Sociology
Half-term course dealing with selected topics in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4486F/G - Selected topics in Sociology
Half-term course dealing with selected topics in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4487F/G - Selected Topics in Sociology
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4488F/G - Selected Topics in Sociology
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4497E - Senior Research Seminar
A full year seminar course involving a complete research experience from conceptualization through data analysis to learning the requirements associated with writing and submitting a journal article. Valuable for students intending to pursue graduate level training.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 4498F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4499F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Academic Calendar 2015 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION Sociology (SS)
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